Care Assistant - Palliative care

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WV10 9NN

9.90

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Job Title - Care Assistant - Palliative care

Location - Showell Court, Othello Road, Wolverhampton, WV10 9NN

Hourly rate - £9.90

Contract type - Permanent

Working hours - Full Time - 35 hours

About us

GreenSquareAccord is one of the biggest social housing and care providers in England, we provide care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. This includes older people`s residential care, Specialist dementia care, Mental health nursing and supported housing for people with learning disabilities, with over 25 years` experience in over 100 care schemes, providing three million hours of care each year - GreenSquareAccord provides a hugely rewarding place to work

About the Service

Showell Court is a homely extra care service which helps people continue to live independently with access to a warm and friendly care team. Living at Showell Court allows you to have your own front door in a private and self-contained apartment with a variety of facilities on your door step. We offer both long and short term stays.

Palliative Care Assistant role:

• Palliative and end of life care is very important and the overriding aim of this role is to offer patients receiving palliative care, or patients approaching End of Life, and their carers, non- clinical support that, in conjunction with other services enables these patients to remain in their home if that is their preferred place of care and death
• The successful candidate will need to have a driving licence and access to their own transport

As Palliative Care Assistant, you will ideally have:

• Experience working within a Care environment (Advantageous but not essential as full induction training will be given)
• Previous experience working with end of life care
• A warm hearted, friendly manner, patience, kindness and good communication, a willingness to help others, requiring patience
• An open and honest character, respectful and celebrate diversity, connect with colleagues and residents to celebrate uniqueness
• The ability to be a natural care giver and someone who can communicate in an open and honest manner with your colleagues, residents and their visitors

Benefits

In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes;

• Be part of one of the most dynamic, innovative, and ambitious housing and social care organisations in the UK.
• Pension scheme with contributions matched up to 6%
• Confidential support service with access to free counselling
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Career progression with opportunities to complete QCF Qualification
• Specialist online care induction followed by additional support and training
• A generous package of terms and conditions, including enhanced rates of pay for bank holidays and night shifts
• Guaranteed contracted hours
• Free DBS and uniform
• £250 Refer a friend payment scheme
• Access to Wage Stream a benefit which allows colleagues to access up to 30% of their earned wages. Wagestream isn`t a loan and there are no interest charges

Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require a fully enhanced DBS check to be completed. Further details will be sent following offer.

All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.

GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment, or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the `essential eligibility criteria` for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview.